Côte Restaurant Exeter

Beautiful setting (and we had a lovely table in the window despite booking at very short notice), delicious free drink, great menu to choose from, lovely food and wine, and charming service. A really NICE lunch.

Starter was lovely, the chicken Breton not so good, dauphinois potatoes delicious. My dessert arrived cold - crepes with banana. Staff were lovely. Would like to know your policy on allocating tables. When we arrived we wanted to sit by the window but it was a table for 4 and were told no. Within 10 minutes another couple arrived who had not booked and were allocated this table???

Lovely food, beautiful outlook (Exeter Cathedral) and good service. Thank you.

The French Onion Soup was divine! Really lovely visit, thanks.

Really impressed with the food and value for money, however the mains came just before we finished the starter and had to rush to finish it, would’ve appreciated a gap. Other than that I couldn’t recommend it enough, listened to the request put on the booking and was very accommodating. Will be back.

Lovely as always... excellent food and staff! Sat in the window with the sun shining in looking at the beautiful Exeter Cathedral, with a complimentary birthday drink .

My partner and I have come to expect a high standard from Côte Exeter and we were not disappointed.

We visit Exeter about once a month and frequently use other branches of Cote when visiting friends and family. I think we must have been spoiled over the years and have come to expect a consistently high level of service, unfortunately on this visit it was somewhat lacking. I'm not sure if it was staffing levels but my husband had to ask on three occasions to be attended too. However, on a brighter note the food was as expected and excellent.

The whole experience was fantastic. I booked way in advance to get a Valentine's Day Table, but a week before someone from the restaurant called up to let me know that they would be doing a set menu. It was great to be kept informed so we didn't turn up expecting something else! The food was amazing as usual and all the staff were really attentive and professional. It was quite noisy but that was just the buzz of the atmosphere, it didn't cause any issues at all. If you want a slightly quieter evening you can always ask to be seated downstairs where it is a bit more chilled.

Have celebrated our last three wedding anniversaries here and two or three birthdays. Excellent as always except no complimentary pre dinner prosecco this time. A nice touch but guess the accountants have been at work!!!

Food, service and ambiance was exceptional. This visit was a romantic meal for two. I can highly recommend the smoked salmon starter, fillet steak and tarte au citroen.

We had an excellent experience. The food was delicious, perfect portion size and very tasty. The service was attentive and friendly without being overbearing. I requested a window seat which we got.

Always superb service and delicious food! One of the best restaurants in Exeter!

Great service , lovely food !very good price for set menu . It was a great of choice of food . Will definitely come back. Thanks

Excellent lunch as always, lovely server. We will be back soon.

We had a wonderful meal in pleasant surroundings. The service was excellent and we both loved every course. The atmosphere was lively as it was very busy. I’m glad we had booked our table.

Great service always delicious food with a lovely choice, love it We just visited the one in Bristol and had the lovely Breakfast Complet it was so nice !

Lovely meal, service spot on! The duck was gorgeous and my husband said the pork belly was delicious! Our waitress was lovely, attentive but not intrusive. Never had a bad evening here! Always a pleasure!

Average food. Nothing special and tables too close together. Wouldn’t rush back

Excellent as always never been disappointed lovely staff and service, definitely recommend the French onion soup well worth the 40 mile train ride to Exeter from Barnstaple

A lovely dining room with wonderful views of the Cathedral, and very welcoming staff. The menu was delightful, and we went for the April specials. We appreciated the very ready acceptance of my husband's dietary needs, and for the first time in our experience were handed a complete adjusted gluten-free menu. We spent a very pleasant couple of hours, and were not hurried. Altogether a most enjoyable meal which surpassed our expectations.

It was lovely, I come once a month with a friend and we always enjoy it.

Our visit to Coté brasserie was a good one. We will definitely return in the future. Great food and great menu. And a lovely atmosphere.Many thanks.

We will definitely come again! Had the most delightful lunch.

Excellent food with very fair prices for the prestige menu. Service ok We asked to be upstairs in the online reservation and we were placed downstairs.

A Lovely restaurant with a great view of Exeter. Good food and service, nice staff, lovely atmosphere. A really nice place to have lunch or dinner

Lively atmosphere, and great food. The Tarte citron was fabulous, and the meat excellently cooked. Can also recommend the fish stew, lovely. This is a popular restaurant in Exeter even on a wet rainy weekend mid February we struggled to get a table with a weeks notice. Only negative is that everyone was enjoying themselves so much it was quite loud....

Love this place - quick effortless meal before the theatre - we sat downstairs on Sunday May 5th 6.30ish . Although we had to get to the theatre in an hour ...it never seemed rushed - excellent food, awesome service and love this rhubarb cocktails - thank you

Perfect place to meet with friends. Relaxed atmosphere, great food and a very charming waiter.

Had a lovely birthday celebration meal. Food was cooked perfectly, waiting staff very attentive but not in your face. We requested a particular table which was reserved for us. Looking forward to our next visit.

Very easy to book online. Excellent table with superb view of the Cathedral. Attentive staff and prompt service. Superb food. Definitely the highlight of our weekend.

We discovered the Exeter Cote a few days soon after it opened and we have been fans ever since. Starting with the team, they are always warm, welcoming but extremely efficient. And the food is first class too, with plenty of choice and the menu changing often enough. Stay as perfect as you are.

We discovered the Exeter Cote a few days soon after it opened and we have been fans ever since. Starting with the team, they are always warm, welcoming but extremely efficient. And the food is first class too, with plenty of choice and the menu changing often enough. Stay as perfect as you are.

Staff really friendly, food high standard as always. Complimentary glass of kir Royal for all of us was lovely touch and made my birthday special. My favourite restaurant in Exeter.

Staff really friendly, food high standard as always. Complimentary glass of kir Royal for all of us was lovely touch and made my birthday special. My favourite restaurant in Exeter.

I believe great staff make it in a restaurant and these guys were fantastic. Food and wine are superb, great atmosphere, very enjoyable, We'll be back....

Good meal but think bread should be provided with soup complimentary. Also in previous years have had complimentary drink for my birthday but no email received this year.

Great food and a great atmosphere...and a magic trick for my son too! House white went do well too, thanks.

I always enjoy going to Cote but today was not so good. Fathers Day was always going to be busy I guess. Had booked for 11.15 am on line and asked for table on ground floor as one of our party was not good with stairs. Arrived to be shown to top floor up 4 flights of steep stairs. Made the first flight and realised it was going to be difficult so asked for alternative. Had to sit outside on a blustery, sun/rain day as nothing inside. Some tables inside emptied but they put 2 people on a four etc so waited almost 45 minutes before going inside and first whiff of food was after 75 minutes . Offered comp coffees when outside initially which we accepted. Breakfast Formule was fine, but three of party did not have the coffee as had to go on to an appointment which the delay meant we would have missed. Bill arrived and paid minus cover charge , but the comp coffee turned out to be part of the bill. It won’t stop us going back again I expect but just not the experience I would have expected or wanted.

We are never disappointed when we dine at Cote. The menu caters for everyone, the food never disappoints, the service is friendly & efficient, there’s a great atmosphere and it’s well priced. Thanks for another lovely family meal.

Consistently good food, served by very pleasant staff, many of whom are EU or other nationalities. Hard to imagine that British staff would be as professional or necessarily, as friendly, post-Brexit... Hope the diversity of Cote staff can and will be able to continue to come to live, work and 'remain' in the UK (along with the UK remaining in the EU...)

Lovely place! The food was great and I didn't know what to choose from the menu! I'll definitely come back! Also the service was good and fast!

Highly recommend, great atmosphere and food and very polite staff.

Really great food. Service initially slow and aloof but improved throughout evening. Smiling helpful staff make such a difference. More please. Will certainly return. Thanks.

We had booked a time so we could have the early eve set menu only to be told on arrival that 2 of the mains, what we wanted to eat in fact, weren't available & there was no replacement for them so we had to pay more to eat a la cartre & then the dessert we wanted wasn't available. Not good enough.

Food was delicious, great service. The acoustics are not great! Very noisy in the restaurant and staff bashing around on the coffee machine a lot.

The staff at last came to take our order after 20 min we seated and my son wait 1 hr for child meal. She also brought wrong wine for me and no apologies. Bavette steak was overcooked. Never go again.

A special evening slightly spoiled by my wife having to return her meal because it was burnt however, they did apologize but it shouldn't have been served initially, someone not checking before service! Additionally the item my wife requested was not available after the burnt offering. Finally they charged me for something we didn't have unfortunately i did not realise until i got home. The service was fine and the rest of the meals were OK just a shame about the rest.

We had a lovely brunch overlooking the cathedral. The food was delicious and the service fantastic. It was a pleasure to spend time in such a lovely place.

A wonderful lunch food great lovely atmosphere staff great thanks

Arrived on time, sat down promptly but then left for about 20 minutes till even acknowledged. Then ordered food and drinks, food came out quick, but took over 15 mins to clear started after we had finished, never asked for another drinks option either! Main came quickly after being cleared! Then left completely after mains, no offer of dessert, nearly walked out! Even had the waiters arguing stood next to our table.

Lovely food and great service as always. We always visit Cote on our trips to Exeter.